Former Iron star Matt Sparrow got a shock when he was out walking his dog in Australia and found a bull shark in the water.

The West Australian newspaper reports that the ex-Scunthorpe United midfielder, who moved to Perth 18 months ago and is a coach at Joondalup United, spotted the shark in a few inches of water at the edge of Swan River.

Sadly, the shark was already dead when Sparrow stumbled upon it.

He was walking his dog, Lynden, in Bicton, this morning, when the two-year-old kelpie-German shepherd cross stopped dead in his tracks and dropped his tennis ball.

Speaking to The West Australian, he said: "He spotted something in the corner of his eye and stopped straight away and looked at me.